, 1887-07-28
THE WAY TO DO 1T.

A Movement that can be Followed with
Profit by other Counties.
1t is well-known that it is proposed
at the Forthcoming Grand Army OF
the Republic national encampment
at st. Louis to have department re-
served for the exhibit of Washington
territory products, such as grains,
fruits, vegetables, minerals, etc. The
feeling is that from the fact that
there will be great concourse of
people In the city on the occasion,
numbering tens of thousands, an ex-
hibit of this character will go far to-
ward advertising Washington terri
tory and spreading abroad the great
resources of Il section of country
hardly developed at all. Rarely has
such an opportunity been presented
to work for the good of the territory,
and 1T Is felt that if such u creditable
exhibition is made that can readily
be done with the material at hand,
it will have the tendency of attract
ing hundreds of desirable residents
westward. The various counties
have been invited TO arrange an eX-
hibit and send 1t to department head
quarters to be forwarded to st. Louis
in season. The Northern Pacific
has generously put a car at the dis
posai of the territorial department
for this purpose, and more trans.
portation will be supplied if found
necessary. So far no effort has been
made in a majority of counties to
secure an exhibit. The date for the
meeting is rapidly approaching and
no time should be lost in making
the necessary collections. Down in
Chehalis county the people are
awake TO the Importance of the pro-
position and have taken the first or
ganized steps in this direction.
Below Is given the proceedings of IA
recent meeting held there, taken
from the Chehalis Herald, and the
that 1t would be as we'll if other
low the example. There IL not any
too much time to properly make a
collection, and the sooner the mat
ter Is acted upon the better. The
Herald says:
Pursuant to the call of the terri
torial committee of the Grand Army
OF the Republic published in the
Herald of last week, u meeting was
called at WynOochie, on the 4th, for
the purpose of discussing the best
means OF displaying samples of some
of Chehalis county's productions at
the coming national encampment of
the q. A. r., to be held at st. Louis,
Missouri, next September. The
meeting at Wynoochie was called TO
order by J. p. West at about 2 O'Clock
p. m., and d. +. Byles, of Elma, was
elected chairman and w. FL. Ami
don, OF MonteSanO, secretary. Sew
eral speeches were made by gentle
men from all parts of the county,
favoring the movement, and on mo-
ton q. III. Emerson of Hoquiam,
VIM. Moore of Catsop, and M. u.
Goodell of MonIesano, were appoint
ed Il committee to select one man
from each voting precinct in Cheha-
lis c0unty-thirteeni in ALTO COM
pose committee for the purpose of
securing specimens of products, etc,
10 be forwarded TO the territorial
cUtnnfttee of the q. A.
r., and by them to be
sent to the national encampment.
The gentlemen selected were unani-
mously appointed, and the secretary
was ordered to notify each one of the
fact, and to request them to meet at
the county seat next Saturday, July
10th next, or to at once notify the
chairman of this meeting of their
inability to do 80. Harrison Taylor,
of Elmira; Il. ID. Scofield, OF Monte
sano; andJ. @. Pearson, of Aberdeen,
were appointed to act rs u finance
committee to raise money sufficient
to defray necessary expenses. This
plan OF advertising our resources Is
surely good one, and one which
should meet with the hearty
support of all who are in
terested In the development of our
county. AS a means Of advertising,